I'm not sure how I've managed to spend nine days here already. It's gone by very quickly. Part of me is ready to move on, but the other part of me just wants to stay. Actually, it would be great just to move hostels and then I could get a new perspective. Although this hostel is really nice, and I wouldn't find one this modern/clean probably. If you're ever in France I recommend it. There's a bar/restaurant, and a club in the basement that doubles as a chill out room in the day. An internet cafe (with an actual cafe part), curtains on your bed, and you're right on one of the main metro lines. Plus i get along with the staff really well. Now they just give me their keys and I can basically do ... read more

I have fallen in love with a girl. Her name is Paris. I think we will be very happy together. Although she is a bit of a gold digger and so my bank account seems to be draining quickly. Lucky for me VISA is a giant jerkstore so I still have no real access to my account, meaning that shopping is difficult. Guess where I am? Paris! But for the sake of linear content to my traveling rambles, I will rewind a little and take you back to Germany. The land of drinking with Jessi, cute German men, and German children who think it's hilarious I can't understand what they are saying. I ended up staying in Heidelberg and extra night, so I left on Saturday morning the same day that Jessi left for Italy to ... read more

I'm finally out of Galway. Weirdly, it was very hard to leave. I had this sad little goodbye on a rainy day. Before the goodbye though.... On Thursday I met a girl from Toronto named Agnes who was living/traveling in Asia for over a year. She was now doing three months of Europe before returning home. We decided to do a bus tour of Connemera. Because I'm like a POWER theatre nerd, I just wanted to go because the tour stopped in Leenane (the place of the Martin McDonagh trilogy). The town itself is small and right on the water in the moutains. It's beautiful, but on a rainy day you can easily see where he pulled all that "coldness" from when he was writing them. I couldn't stop myself from thinking, "is that Maureen's house?!". ... read more

I really wasn't going to write on here today--but here I am. The hostel, unlike London, actually has cheap internet. One euro for as long as you want. Compared to the 4 euros/hour most of the internet cafes around here seem to charge--yet they're always full. Guess what? Dublin is actually more expensive than London. They don't have the pound, but they just increase the amount of Euros. Annoying. Again--this makes me want to stay here for a shorter time and run off to the continent where things are cheaper. Last night when I got back to my room, even though it was only 11pm--everyone was asleep. So in the dark I attempted to get ready. I am no Stevie Wonder so this is quite the challenge. And by that I mean I'm not black. Obviously. ... read more

I'm a lucky girl. 1. Workshop in Calgary for one week with personal hero--where not only was she super nice, but I loved the work we were doing. I happen to be very good at finding heros who are nice. 2. Having lovely friends and family who did special things to make this trip better. Cards/money, hugs--my TA girls (and Hisham) giving me that lovely coat (which has been really handy as it's been cold and windy and rainy here a lot). 3. Just being able to take this trip. 4. Staying with the nicest people possible! When my mom was in Africa, she met Judith--from England. They stayed in touch, and Judith agreed to let me stay with her and her family in Lewes--which is south of England. Close to Brighton. I was a little ... read more